Expatica - Dutch Headlines

Silver lining for European exporters amid Greek debt panic

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:24:56 +0100

The changed currency balance is also being seen as a chance to boost Europe's trade with the rest of the world.

Dutch court demands EUR 28 million from coffee shop owner

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:26 +0100

The owner of the Netherlands' biggest cannabis-vending coffee should be fined 28 million euros and serve 18 months in jail, the prosecution in his drug trafficking trial said Friday.

Toyota's Prius woes may muffle hybrid buzz

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:49:05 +0100

A software glitch with the braking system of Toyota’s newest hybrid car model threatens to tarnish the image of petrol-electric cars.

Men's role vital in stopping female circumcision

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:33:49 +0100

Experts say it is essential to involve men more if they want to succeed in the fight to stop female genital mutilation.

Afghan war museum displays past's horror

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:57:01 +0100

The museum aims to commemorate the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the past four decades of war and revolution that have blighted Afghanistan.

Australia's 'Big Things' go from kitsch to art

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:55:27 +0100

The gaudy structures have gathered such a following they are even being compared to Egypt's pyramids.

English language theatre in Amsterdam: Deaf on the Nile

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:21:38 +0100

InPlayers present the premier of Deaf on the Nile, a comedy by Stuart Idell and Peter Hopwood.

Georgia refugee tower re-opens as luxury hotel

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:21 +0100

Tbilisi's grandest hotel during the Soviet era, in the early 1990s the Iveria was used to house more than 1,000 refugees fleeing war in Georgia's rebel Abkhazia region.

Italy sees boom in quaint stone dwellings

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:51:47 +0100

The funny little stone dwellings in the southern Apulia region are popular as hotel rooms, places for weddings and as investment opportunities.

Dutch coffee shop trial 'inadmissible', defence lawyer says

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:10:52 +0100

The drug trafficking case against the owner of the Netherlands' biggest cannabis-vending coffee shop was "inadmissible", its lawyer told a Dutch court on Tuesday.